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07th Nov 2015

PIC: You’d think that Alexandre Pato has been at Liverpool for years judging by his Wikipedia

Top scouser

Darragh Murphy

Alexandre Pato – born in Brazil, lives in Brazil but that won’t stop excitable Liverpool fans from claiming him as their own.

Reports emerged on Saturday that the Corinthians forward, on loan at Sao Paolo, had reached an agreement with the Reds to move to Anfield in January.

And with Liverpool supporters still giddy at the sight of Jurgen Klopp in their dugout, the excitement reached fever pitch as they found out that a former Golden Boy would be be the German’s first signing.

So thrilled were they with the news that one fan took to updating Pato’s Wikipedia bio to claim that he’s “a Brazilian professional footballer and top scouser who plays for Sao Paolo FC.”

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